Chennai, March 31 – Chennai Super Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets in an Indian Premier League match here Wednesday. Royal Challengers scored 161 for four after electing to bat. Chennai Super Kings chased it down with an over to spare.
Lucknow, March 31 – The Congress Wednesday termed the suspension of 22 officials by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for alleged bungling of funds meant for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) as an ‘eyewash’. The chief minister’s move Tuesday night came after Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi alleged there was bungling of NREGS funds. Congress spokesman Subodh Srivastava said the suspensions were an ‘eyewash’ in view of the suspected huge volume of pilferage across the state.
Mumbai, March 31 – Finally one of the most avidly watched legal cases in the world – trial in the Nov 26, 2008, Mumbai terror attacks – ended here Wednesday and May 3 was set as the day of judgment. Many, including politicians and the prosecution, had hopedf and said that the trial would be over within six months from April 15, 2009, when it commenced. But the hearings overshot that deadline somewhat.
New Delhi, March 31 – Five men, including a business graduate, have been arrested here for their involvement in over 50 cases of robberies, snatching, vehicle thefts in Delhi and its suburbs, police said Wednesday. Parveen Shanker, an MBA from Symbiosis University, Pune, Manoj Kejriwal, a graduate in history from Ranchi University, Rahul Anand, a BSc drop-out from Patna University, and Hari Om and Mahesh Kumar were arrested Tuesday from Geeta Colony area of east Delhi. One semi-automatic pistol, two country-made pistols and 19 live cartridges were recovered from them, police said.
New Delhi, March 31 – A Class 12 student has been arrested for making hoax calls claiming that bombs had been planted onboard Indigo flights, police said Wednesday. Debasish Banerjee, 18, was arrested from Kolkata for making two hoax calls from his mobile phone March 12 and March 13. He claimed that a bomb had been planted on Indigo flights at Delhi’s domestic airport.
London, March 31 – ‘Avatar’ star Sam Worthington thinks wearing a skirt for his role in ‘Clash of Titans’ has helped boost his career. The actor, who plays Perseus, son of the gods in the new remake, says he wasn’t embarrassed about wearing a skirt as it is something he has seen other Australian actors do in their movies, reports contactmusic.com ‘The upside is that it’s very well ventilated. Look, Russell Crowe wore one for ‘Gladiator’, Eric Bana wore one for ‘Troy’, Mel Gibson wore one for ‘Braveheart’,’ he said.
New York, March 31(IANS) Hugh Hefner, owner of Playboy magazine, has put up the bunny costumes for sale in honour of the 50th anniversary of the club. Hefner, who had earlier declined to market the bunny outfits worn by waitresses at his Playboy clubs, has agreed to sell the limited-edition ensemble. The $67 set includes ‘a flattering, sexy corset with ribbon corsetry for maximum shape, built-in padding for a full Bunny bust, and a sensual satin finish,’ reports nypost.com.
New York, March 31 – Designer Donatella Versace blew about $5,000 during a 10-minute shopping spree in New York. The style guru wowed shop assistants in New York’s Meatpacking District earlier this week after she turned up in a high-end store and chose a number of expensive $500 sunglasses to purchase within a matter of minutes, reports starpusle.com. ‘She walked around saying, ‘this one, and this one, and this one, picking up pairs of sunglasses,’ said a source.
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